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Re: Europa-List: Re: Tri-gear speed kit

Subject: Re: Europa-List: Re: Tri-gear speed kit
From: Kevin Challis <cakeykev@gmail.com>
Date: Thu, 7 Sep 2017 11:31:00

GoPro under the wing NO speed difference. 

Kevin Challis


> On 7 Sep 2017, at 10:09, John Wighton <john@wighton.net> wrote:
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> The speedkit is probably worth 10kts.  A REALLY good surface finish and polish
is worth 5kts.  Diving gently into a cruise by progressively applying down trim
is also worth a few kts.  I first noticed this on a DA20, climb into the cruise
and it struggled to keep up with a C152, dive into the cruise and it would
do 110kts.
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> Adding a camera anywhere (on a go-pro type mount) -is -5kts.
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> JW
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> John Wighton
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> Read this topic online here:
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> http://forums.matronics.com/viewtopic.php?p=472574#472574
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